Monaco Royal Wedding

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 10px;"></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwsTDUqIbgonChEPJWdxbDoKKB-fab88HsRUJCLoUMMVE7yagz8hl0tiSDDgZ7yV4DfKZ8kea_mjavw7jnsvjwuwXlXqBtyBIRNYtMkcsvOSkMk2GDNWFm5MO8swjYbm0hR0zUuxGixI/s1600/Prince+Alfred+Royal+Wedding+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwsTDUqIbgonChEPJWdxbDoKKB-fab88HsRUJCLoUMMVE7yagz8hl0tiSDDgZ7yV4DfKZ8kea_mjavw7jnsvjwuwXlXqBtyBIRNYtMkcsvOSkMk2GDNWFm5MO8swjYbm0hR0zUuxGixI/s640/Prince+Alfred+Royal+Wedding+7.jpg" width="462px" /></a></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Good news for those who have been craving some more royal wedding glitter. There was another one this weekend, 2 July 2011. It’s the event many thought would never happen: the marriage of Prince Albert of Monaco, the 53-year-old bachelor head of state of the tiny but rich principality on the Cote D’Azur, and Charlene Wittstock, a South African Olympic swimmer 20 years younger. The state may be small, but the event was extravagant.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"></span></span></span><br /><a name="more"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Wearing an off-the-shoulder Armani dress, the new Princess Charlene's gown took the designer's team 2,500 hours to prepare, of which 700 hours was spent on the embroidery alone, using 'kilometres' of platinum-coated thread sewn into 130 metres of off-white silk. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The gown would have been heavy for the new Princess, as she would have had to carry the weight of 40,000 Swarovski crystals, 20,000 mother of pearl tear drops and 30,000 'stones in gold shades'. The dress's crowning glory was the five-metre long train made from 20 metres of silk tulle, which took 100 hours to make.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The groom looked smart in a cream summer uniform of Monaco’s palace guards, with his sleeves embroidered with oak and olive leave.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; color: #666666; float: left; font-family: Arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip468NoMw_X7LUifbNSWPEcaKju83jBz05SRHYWyrmfKy_djSOlR-yxaUrSRvKzWh0SCnPBwwDeDu5ZopNUAoxd7GRkLG0jzZyFoQn0g7TlNIJoBTKVc0LVgG8kZ3hxkSxtebOHuN3rjM/s1600/Prince+Alfred+Royal+Wedding+11.jpg" /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9lrz0Kad3XCQDLRToND6pDyC6uBT9Gq5NpooU5UB4-07066PN2Gs3UzpvgOt1_kUaWef3BJ_Yde_IxJejVuhTGoGDtZ5ST7s9cjbPUH0GaYd__wvRWH5LFXWypMTaGqfP4lwQ7mY2GI/s1600/Prince+Albert+Royal+Wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs_O0DcJ93kCZE_I23UdvKlDfBD8-JPSEjCJWMKaHchq-n2ra7OMyAWdYcUez7SRx-BB0fh-sIsbNVtTwsnXSUDpnxLrvkHHmg_2uuArhtLzl7-5o9ZY8PJ8umfttnr_JpJLnqKzlgZA/s640/Prince+Alfred+Royal+Wedding+8.jpg" width="462px" /></a></span></span></div><img border="0" height="471px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RW4tHgd-SBRJ3SlnMuYMQ5YBFXM7HZIWEZQGPT7rF4ViT-3wO8-Xpib8AlMFEYgbDtHOWiS4SHhGcs759vQyAf75DOLwa7pIx1j3zV1MfnfsjIA15h_gwiKRZq9YHUCZwFiCpQ0oY74/s640/Prince+Albert+Royal+Wedding+2.jpg" width="620px" /><br /><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">And with the civil and religious ceremony out of the way, it was finally time for Prince Albert of Monaco and his bride Princess Charlene to let their hair down. But with the bride and groom being royals, the reception wasn't such a relaxed affair as the average wedding.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">After dazzling everyone in an Giorgio Armani bridal gown, Charlene, 33, changed into an Armani Prive cocktail dress for the official reception and ball.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh722zeyTeQZLT-nqKoGVn5tnGkpu7RRAgoE3eTERimBfjxVpKKbHDzh8PmNLUdxzideFJ83FosKmfz0UX2SQJrC2SMoxJoY-0RjH-mZhcMTfNdZ9fobJUFcv8Rd0bTUAEaEbUhLEJnQhU/s1600/Prince+Albert+Royal+Wedding+5.jpg" /></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaT4o_n8jRwMmNhSQnict-sGq5lqLNDLdvSLfwrBrDyAVtocAUorbqB9JyfO1ZPfxggAl-hGTttlsTSFTW881z9ioGcOC2WARsZbE6A6PuR7vM48Er9vToa5Am_Mjg8ZdfWMlS1ecAoN0/s1600/Prince+Alfred+Royal+Wedding+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaT4o_n8jRwMmNhSQnict-sGq5lqLNDLdvSLfwrBrDyAVtocAUorbqB9JyfO1ZPfxggAl-hGTttlsTSFTW881z9ioGcOC2WARsZbE6A6PuR7vM48Er9vToa5Am_Mjg8ZdfWMlS1ecAoN0/s1600/Prince+Alfred+Royal+Wedding+6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A contrast to her silk wedding gown with five-metre long train, which included 40,000 Swarovski crystals, 20,000 mother of pearl tear drops, the evening's dress was fortunately a more lightweight affair.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The slimline gown included a sheer top and four tiered skirt, which she paired with white peep-toe heels and a tiny clutchbag.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The new Princess also wore her hair swept back, similar to the tight chignon she wore during the religious ceremony in the courtyard of the Prince's Palace.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Her husband, 53, complemented his new wife in a cream jacket with his medals attached and black trousers.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Although she appeared rather strained or nervous during the ceremony earlier that day, the former Olympian swimmer looked far more relaxed for the evening's festivities.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJx0QCYfYMNLzEtHGA_Jg2Na9SyeFc94BU1EbS8gKDhrw36oNUw_yPPLgsLtE3gFxdepdreFULP8opEs2kKTL7BYlRaAc-Etm43Qfkn6a1UxqQtVAy8de7JpLez57MG-LuNfBwIPTHtzA/s1600/Monaco+Royal+Wedding.jpg" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px;">A spectacular general view of fireworks during the festivities in Monaco</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJx0QCYfYMNLzEtHGA_Jg2Na9SyeFc94BU1EbS8gKDhrw36oNUw_yPPLgsLtE3gFxdepdreFULP8opEs2kKTL7BYlRaAc-Etm43Qfkn6a1UxqQtVAy8de7JpLez57MG-LuNfBwIPTHtzA/s1600/Monaco+Royal+Wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></a><br /><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Celebrated French-born chef Alain Ducasse prepared the multi-course dinner for 450 guests, which would take place on the seaview terraces of the Opera House.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ducasse, who like many in his tax bracket has taken Monegasque citizenship, is the first chef to earn three Michelin stars in three different cities, including three for his Louis XV restaurant in Monaco.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0Ia-Jn_JMZA6khth6NtJCNHv597WL03axvM6vA5eybOLvuiPQVJoxndsQ15x3sECyWx8_bW28lcFunMWlDOtkokfkDuXEwgzRFpF-D68mZ_uXpNvYYww05FPNBA8TztAv3WCrcFjlxw/s1600/The+Opera+Garnier.jpg" /></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The Opera Garnier</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After their wedding blessing, Albert and Charlene made a brief visit to the Sainte Devote Church to lay the bride's bouquet inside, a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Monegasque tradition.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They then delighted locals by riding along in a Lexus Hybrid in the official wedding procession.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Among the celebrity guests were supermodel Naomi Campbell, Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld and actor Roger Moore.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Campbell - who had attended Kate Moss's wedding in England only 24 hours earlier - told reporters: "It was very elegant, very moving."</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">She has made a career of modelling show-stopping outfits as a world famous catwalk super star. But you would have thought Naomi Campbell would have toned down her wardrobe for just one day and allowed the bride to take centre stage.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The supermodel donned an albeit stunning Givenchy gown for the official dinner and ball of the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene at the Opera Garnier last night. But it seems Charlene was upstaged by Campbell whose white floor-length gown turned heads and put Princess Charlene's slimline evening dress in the shade. Namoi's halter-neck cut-out dress was embroidered with dozens of green stones which she teamed with green earrings. Her hair was rather more simple and the supermodel left it fall around her shoulders. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsekcx5H6RApWJsEqOWb5ePkBdD4qr4RNzfetiHpas0ms5ZUWBZeW4-K8zmhoEoHQGvzYrY-gdFvWAHZsyuZpa7Es44_FMYqaaCOxJf12axaKTTpnZ8bVJDyvQsQYTh_ub9HAw6wSKoM/s1600/Naomi+Campbell+Monaco+Royal+Wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsekcx5H6RApWJsEqOWb5ePkBdD4qr4RNzfetiHpas0ms5ZUWBZeW4-K8zmhoEoHQGvzYrY-gdFvWAHZsyuZpa7Es44_FMYqaaCOxJf12axaKTTpnZ8bVJDyvQsQYTh_ub9HAw6wSKoM/s640/Naomi+Campbell+Monaco+Royal+Wedding.jpg" width="232px" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR41IEIsyvFye5ofL-_vkPrfAWKujp2Ybsx76Rz56Scdxn9NO37v0-ylESEvaKniXCs7jjIzDsA8dcez-XL-jYE_ry68yUw7FzIpcoaQW7gcoZj6eAw_fiqy1YzX-vkUw_Ii82lSTgWcg/s1600/Naomi+Campbell+Monaco+Royal+Wedding+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mVmL-yNNx3NOPHNE35SQaeHwdKxyj59-2fPK1DyDADSIou-CyN-KgiDvS8ktseljbHraLZ-dvd7GLX5OlT1mQ9juPeHEu0QC6iV5ANaPwl9pDQmM3snBplOnEELtiHpR_X_HhOms3Us/s400/Prince+Alfred+Royal+Wedding+Giorgio+Armani.jpg" width="220px" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The festivities come a day after they legally wed in a civil ceremony in the principality. There were reports that their wedding cake might not be as extravagant as Prince Rainer's when he married Grace Kelly. But it appears that Prince Albert of Monaco and his new bride Princess Charlene definitely pulled out all of the stops by ensuring their cake came out tops.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The five tier cake was truly exceptional and dwarfed the couple as they stood next to it and prepared to cut a much smaller version for their guests.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Always keen to pay homage to her roots Princess Charlene ensured the cake was also decorated with Proteas, South Africa's national flower.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; 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The Royal Wedding's Hats

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it comes to a special occasion in British society, the occasion is not complete without a hat. There has to be a hat, it's part of the social fabric. The much-awaited royal wedding on April 29 was a triumph of a day for hat lovers. There were hats of all shapes, sizes and colors, every person was wearing one. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For most people, the hat is quite serious and frivolous at the same time. It completes the outfit and it's a finishing touch.</span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92EHM7Bb9XD-sZ7KH3LGK9RAUU4Lsrr_yDsR6jb9hcx57CMHsJERFEySda9Lrk32cWhhf4oZzwUGuBXb-wgqhq1LvG_-8QV13cB1r6QVMTSKG2bdNfrxKuhiHPoV0csfFG8KIhedn7I4/s1600/queen-elisabeth-II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92EHM7Bb9XD-sZ7KH3LGK9RAUU4Lsrr_yDsR6jb9hcx57CMHsJERFEySda9Lrk32cWhhf4oZzwUGuBXb-wgqhq1LvG_-8QV13cB1r6QVMTSKG2bdNfrxKuhiHPoV0csfFG8KIhedn7I4/s320/queen-elisabeth-II.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9K68_k9Yjn-3eedyKBhaky0uHzBbAHmaK3_4Xi-GHQL61aZkO6QgDHiQy8jMI_WH2JCds5u6E23lEpGWQLVrdVBL0xtgkTA3BmXmPGWScuXzpG8mSQaGIEMj7X_y2DYaR6GRlP4luJA/s1600/carole-middleton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9K68_k9Yjn-3eedyKBhaky0uHzBbAHmaK3_4Xi-GHQL61aZkO6QgDHiQy8jMI_WH2JCds5u6E23lEpGWQLVrdVBL0xtgkTA3BmXmPGWScuXzpG8mSQaGIEMj7X_y2DYaR6GRlP4luJA/s320/carole-middleton.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While all eyes were on Catherine Middleton's stunning Alexander McQueen gown and Cartier tiara during last friday's ceremony, guests showed up to the event in some amazing accessories of their own - hats!</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">British milliners had their biggest day of the year, as Victoria Beckham accesorized a dress she designed with a topper by Philip Treacey, as did Zara Philips, daughter of Princess Anne and many other guests.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's have a look at the Royal Wedding's Hat Gallery.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; line-height: 23px;"></span><br /><a name="more"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7KegKtsIRg6aov6xCU5nWzG6BSPQNIs86orVtue_Ovw6aYkYgaY94Iq_0LfQdVuqm-FMZPXng_ajmYKtBof9VuNSK2mxfyLS5b8Vm7ReV-NmEAqjsIXKSsR3ZqBvcuFeikZIkrd7vc0/s1600/zara-phillips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7KegKtsIRg6aov6xCU5nWzG6BSPQNIs86orVtue_Ovw6aYkYgaY94Iq_0LfQdVuqm-FMZPXng_ajmYKtBof9VuNSK2mxfyLS5b8Vm7ReV-NmEAqjsIXKSsR3ZqBvcuFeikZIkrd7vc0/s320/zara-phillips.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtHp1wv6fjMo6gaCldG5avSgXLnK_TveNattrjoglLa61FOdE08ry3qlVzJWk2MdBqMMvMWQBCczHIlwPFJ3n_BEfIGSDutZW1CvePFTBexURlu-v5wIetRO13DgO-a_5v8Wq2hqTiWY/s1600/beatrice-eugenie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJDDyxslvhOHMzrYRrDSP37SM8VIqDuD_G1Sehw7p-2YqmsyUtyNdJ2AFOI5OP9SZVHUhDx_sjFtfETuY_VA66C4hkk2X0Ptd2HAgeoxViadm2ncJFdfUh84E_mLppt4c4DzMEALYoBo/s320/david-victoria-beckham.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Milliner Philip Treacey's designs crowned some of the most prominent heads at the Royal Wedding. Victoria Beckham, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Zara Phillips all had creations adapted to compliment their wedding ensembles. The designer, who admits to many a sleepless night over the past few weeks, was responsible for adding the finishing touches to no less than 35 guests. Hats off to Treacey!</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

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Event of the Year

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QeiO3gUb8Ud6W1f0ow4L5yOVGs4GoyZ3WzqnIzNfggL8JX_oiy0yC4AP-QZsaxLyzduU1vWbvX4Uz7dgIrcJwRs9hC31l_03KsdMOOJVxtPvyv6tv233PZPo8ji8sNUK-Qh-wFyINYY/s1600/kate-middleton-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QeiO3gUb8Ud6W1f0ow4L5yOVGs4GoyZ3WzqnIzNfggL8JX_oiy0yC4AP-QZsaxLyzduU1vWbvX4Uz7dgIrcJwRs9hC31l_03KsdMOOJVxtPvyv6tv233PZPo8ji8sNUK-Qh-wFyINYY/s320/kate-middleton-4.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The most talked about day of the century finally came this morning when Kate Middleton, who will now be known as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, married Prince William - who takes on the title His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.</span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have to admit I wasn't really "feeling" the Royal Wedding until this morning. Once I met with some british friends of mine I was totally dragged into the Royal Wedding fever. And it felt really good!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There was such an amazing atmosphere around London and you could tell that most, if not all were also having the "Wedding Fever".</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today London has taken centre stage and are hosting more than 5000 street parties around the capital. But, the most magical moment of the day was of course when Catherine emerged from the car at Westminster Abbey.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kate Middleton's royal wedding dress was immediatelly confirmed as having been designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen. In ivory silk and lace, the long-sleeved, V-necked gown bears a two-metre train and is accessorised with a veil made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle trimmed with hand-embroidered flowers, and the Cartier "halo" tiara, lent to Miss Middleton by The Queen.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOVrziTRUpFwHity75A1tECoXR9q0nophTnxYW5UajW3h52K-GLBffdbc2oZN9MQWVMib4wMnPrdgfwJv6LUkisc0y6MCTXKTvTk_z2JA5jbY3Zs_Wm0vy-DfC0JeDf9IFJiDu3gjJ10/s1600/kate-middleton-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOVrziTRUpFwHity75A1tECoXR9q0nophTnxYW5UajW3h52K-GLBffdbc2oZN9MQWVMib4wMnPrdgfwJv6LUkisc0y6MCTXKTvTk_z2JA5jbY3Zs_Wm0vy-DfC0JeDf9IFJiDu3gjJ10/s640/kate-middleton-5.jpg" width="620" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"></span></span></span><br /><a name="more"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Miss Middleton chose British brand Alexander McQueen for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for traditional workmanship and the technical construction of clothing. Miss Middleton wished for her dress to combine tradition and modernity with the artistic vision that characterises Alexander McQueen's work.  Miss Middleton worked closely with Sarah Burton in formulating the design of her dress." revealed the Palace today.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid21bxvSY0pdGfDqe7rneelMiCSbYBCHUhwu2Tf07Xwxj1KRIgQW_B3JrnFMmuLQ22zONOt17ONFGCFwm-UG-smMCAsEorYX-djt-bIxOwT89QR6xxuKnFG6KeMXtm_kvJNL3HfpO23KE/s1600/kate-middleton-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid21bxvSY0pdGfDqe7rneelMiCSbYBCHUhwu2Tf07Xwxj1KRIgQW_B3JrnFMmuLQ22zONOt17ONFGCFwm-UG-smMCAsEorYX-djt-bIxOwT89QR6xxuKnFG6KeMXtm_kvJNL3HfpO23KE/s320/kate-middleton-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPW1AkEny5Vj5AeTrEImqYBfPIt169qJy4qEmBWDCmyAJRg2wvRAAOGNhyP6iXjT1PwiX0rdA9ZBs7WMfOWFao7gqTi08JohiB-im7fXWIoo2YV3JDh7-gWWa-Vz6Uixs8FfqaSfIXrU/s1600/kate-middleton-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPW1AkEny5Vj5AeTrEImqYBfPIt169qJy4qEmBWDCmyAJRg2wvRAAOGNhyP6iXjT1PwiX0rdA9ZBs7WMfOWFao7gqTi08JohiB-im7fXWIoo2YV3JDh7-gWWa-Vz6Uixs8FfqaSfIXrU/s320/kate-middleton-7.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, who created Kate's royal wedding dress, has spoken about the commission:</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">"It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it. It was such an incredible honour to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen team have created. I am delighted that the dress represents the best of British craftsmanship. Alexander McQueen's designs are all about bringing contrasts together to create startling and beautiful clothes and I hope that by marrying traditional fabrics and lacework, with a modern structure and design we have created a beautiful dress for Catherine on her wedding day.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">The last few months have been very exciting and an incredible experience for my team and I as we have worked closely with Catherine to create this dress under conditions of the strictest secrecy.  Understandably, Catherine has been very keen to keep the details of her dress a secret, which is every bride's prerogative, and we gave an undertaking to keep our role confidential until the day of the wedding.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Catherine looked absolutely stunning today, and the team at Alexander McQueen are very proud of what we have created.  The dress was just one component of a spectacular day, and I do not think it is appropriate to comment any further beyond saying that I personally am very grateful and honoured to have been given the opportunity to work on this project, and I wish TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge every good wish for the future."</span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjmv-IB44Wo9a8I4joqG9HLkjOzTNbl5TCHzgAcvLTDRyAeQkpOMY9ckmTEG530Jp88QSUa1crWcyzikLjvTt-0NzaC3G1WDRq4jFT6grW6R83o0d3n2FEHewCRNrnS5GJFdzFbsSSNE/s1600/kate-middleton-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjmv-IB44Wo9a8I4joqG9HLkjOzTNbl5TCHzgAcvLTDRyAeQkpOMY9ckmTEG530Jp88QSUa1crWcyzikLjvTt-0NzaC3G1WDRq4jFT6grW6R83o0d3n2FEHewCRNrnS5GJFdzFbsSSNE/s320/kate-middleton-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19hIZqlv4M47PjZ3MEapWE3XTycVAMiwn-0awyIuca02-ASQv_bqZn2ILmq5mYq3CaLbZCB2L6boIVCOGGSslM86mNe-rjwEFgNMavmHP_kawFxeDtlzoVDugmYaSfTJfPqsHvLEAB-M/s1600/prince-carriage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19hIZqlv4M47PjZ3MEapWE3XTycVAMiwn-0awyIuca02-ASQv_bqZn2ILmq5mYq3CaLbZCB2L6boIVCOGGSslM86mNe-rjwEFgNMavmHP_kawFxeDtlzoVDugmYaSfTJfPqsHvLEAB-M/s320/prince-carriage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">British</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman was among the guests at this morning's much-anticipated royal wedding. Here, she talks us through the biggest day of the year - and that dress.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwro97t0Tj8PUtZXiB47h3RyHpd5LOZ9ZUxz-ZfL1uK-atlGf1akZFYMIh2ZIPPBfJZSjMjsqhlQJGmevI1bhHxgO3JthiCGA14wPMsoO8nH-aXCR0KT1PDgKaHrIVw8A7RupEYOwoY-U/s1600/kate-middleton-dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwro97t0Tj8PUtZXiB47h3RyHpd5LOZ9ZUxz-ZfL1uK-atlGf1akZFYMIh2ZIPPBfJZSjMjsqhlQJGmevI1bhHxgO3JthiCGA14wPMsoO8nH-aXCR0KT1PDgKaHrIVw8A7RupEYOwoY-U/s320/kate-middleton-dress.jpg" width="240" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">"What an amazing dress, it was perfect for the bride and sent out so many fantastic messages. I felt very moved when I heard it was McQueen: a designer acknowledged as being brilliant to design a royal wedding dress has never happened before.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">For Sarah Burton, it will really make that role her own. The dress had that softness that she's brought to the label and it had all the wonderful structure of an Alexander McQueen dress, as well as a femininity. It could have been a lot of people, there are many designers who would have done something very beautiful, but it was good she (The Duchess of Cambridge) chose a more modern fashion designer. It's so exciting for the McQueen team.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">The whole atmosphere was incredibly friendly and everyone was equally excited to be there chatting about what Kate was wearing and who was coming in. There were lovely strawberry plants and Lily of the Valley at the foot of the trees and there was a long wait as people kept coming in. A lot of people were wearing black, surprisingly."</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHmtc-sgwQUesxBbcaouorhYYsHZQL_Ts_6jhwGPLeraXt85XkkOogNAIUZ_XKta4nhG7KKjzeFXi56urEqDgzLiASPk14-v691n6pdHm3JkOp-crZSiiewmLr-QqHWj335pZ2Y7ENjI/s1600/kate-middleton-bouquet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHmtc-sgwQUesxBbcaouorhYYsHZQL_Ts_6jhwGPLeraXt85XkkOogNAIUZ_XKta4nhG7KKjzeFXi56urEqDgzLiASPk14-v691n6pdHm3JkOp-crZSiiewmLr-QqHWj335pZ2Y7ENjI/s320/kate-middleton-bouquet.jpg" width="240" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Kate Middleton continued the natural feel of her wedding day look by insisting on doing her own make-up for the grand occasion. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Kate, now officially Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, told aides that she "knows her own face" and doesn't think a professional could do a better job than her.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Kate was rumoured to have had a series of private lessons prior to the wedding from London-based make-up artist Arabella Preston. However, on the day Miss Middleton was the one holding the brushes; choosing to create a softly smoky eye, enhancing the apples of her cheeks with a pink blush colour teamed with a matching lipstick shade. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Kate also received a manicure by Marina Sandoval from the Jo Hansford Salon in Mayfair, arranged by her new step-mother-in-law Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall. Marina created a custom-blend for the Kate's nails, including Bourjois's no. 28 Rose Lounge and Essie's 423 Allure, to create the off-white bridal shade the duchess-to-be was looking for. </span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial;">Other bridal beauty treatments have included regular oxygen facials from Karin Herzog, and Kate's hair on the day was created by senior stylist James Pryce from the Richard Ward salon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXrXZ2WnTucZ2CUV3N0wNT_CGe_xzkopgk37-J0dK01SWx1u_mfiJf6qdWhfBzjKjigj_DLnsmT9qIfvz1Wn02-NVsQZtZ5ERCI_HMI73PZRLFTikuGG4Qbi1ufL2SKbfcanC5kdNluQ/s1600/kate-middleton-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXrXZ2WnTucZ2CUV3N0wNT_CGe_xzkopgk37-J0dK01SWx1u_mfiJf6qdWhfBzjKjigj_DLnsmT9qIfvz1Wn02-NVsQZtZ5ERCI_HMI73PZRLFTikuGG4Qbi1ufL2SKbfcanC5kdNluQ/s320/kate-middleton-8.jpg" width="240" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqdlPoM3JWdLXaBCg1Vrn1F46qs0CyB2lI2zD7IakoA58hVlkgGFn89Uy7BZMrMVI2ppYOGOZBUQ8V68mgKRvKQmCcwbCEPzAhW8A8dl9hMwVrv2E0mNs9fukUg_KSHGt2hKSFCZbFSw/s1600/kate-middleton-hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqdlPoM3JWdLXaBCg1Vrn1F46qs0CyB2lI2zD7IakoA58hVlkgGFn89Uy7BZMrMVI2ppYOGOZBUQ8V68mgKRvKQmCcwbCEPzAhW8A8dl9hMwVrv2E0mNs9fukUg_KSHGt2hKSFCZbFSw/s320/kate-middleton-hair.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A day that brought everyone together, surely the icing on the royal cake came by way of the weather - it hasn't rained - and the two kisses (not just one) on the balcony at BuckinghamPalace that brought the day's proceedings to a close.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.6429em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1.5714em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Congratulations to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.</span></span></span></div></div>

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